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Calvin Diede, 80, of Eden Prairie, MN, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Clare Bridge, Eden Prairie, MN.
Calvin Diede was born November 2, 1933 in Campbell County, SD. He attended grade school in Campbell County and high school in Aberdeen, SD. He took a test prior to entering the United States Army that gave him his high school diploma. Calvin enlisted in the Army and served his country for 2 years as an MP that was able to interpret German.
Calvin was united in marriage to Clara Ackerman on June 23, 1957. Calvin worked as a barber in Eureka, SD and later worked in construction in Fargo, ND until 1972 when he purchased the Ellendale Coast-to-Coast store with Clara.Along the way, Calvin built and remodeled multiple homes, including a new building for the store. Clara passed away on March 14, 1986 and Calvin continued to operate the store in Ellendale.
Calvin married Bessie McCown on October 15, 1988 and together they ran the Coast-to-Coast store until their retirement. Calvin and Bessie then moved to West Plains, Missouri to be near their children. They moved back to ND where they resided in Fargo and then moved to Moorhead, MN in 2010. In March of 2013, Calvin moved to a care facility in Eden Prairie, MN to be near his family.
Calvin was always active in the Baptist church as a deacon and served many years faithfully as a Gideon. He enjoyed singing hymns and participating in quartets.
He is survived by his wife: Bessie Diede, Tiffin, IA; four children:, Carla (Curt) Wittich, Battle Lake, MN, Sherry (Terry) Sprott, Killarney, Manitoba, Kurt (Michelle), Shakopee, MN, Vicky (Steve) Peck, Las Vegas, NV; 6 grandchildren: Cassandra & Alan Wagstaff, Courtney Wittich, Justin & Owen Diede, Claire & Michael Peck; four great-grandchildren: Audra, Silas, Elsa, & Delia Wagstaff, two step-sons: Bruce (Randy) McCown, Brent McCown, two step-daughters: Brenda (Scott) Boos, Blenda (Francis) Warren; five step grandchildren: Matthew (Emily) Boos, Katie (Josh) Beeman, Jordan, Emily & Alexis Warren; two brothers: Arnold & Norman (Lila) Diede, three sisters: Verna Berndt, Ruth (Alfred) Tollefson, Nora (Alfred) Nelson.
Calvin was preceded in death by his parents: Henry and Martha; wife: Clara; brothers: Royal, Clarence, Lawrence, and Aaron; two sisters: Ella and Irene.
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Church of the Nazarene, Ellendale, ND.
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 14, 2014 at Williams-Lisko Funeral Chapel, Edgeley.
Interment: Ellendale Cemetery, Ellendale, ND.
An online guest book is available at liskofuneralchapel.com.